Deepwater residents find homes safe amid charred wasteland

Confronting, eerie and soul-destroying was how emotional residents of Deepwater, south of Gladstone, described their once-pristine bushland as they arrived back after days away from home due to the bushfire emergency.

Several sheds were lost in the blaze and what was once lush vegetation is now fields of scorched land and smouldering logs.

Residents have begun assessing the damage to their properties with the Salvation Army, State Emergency Service (SES) and local government on standby to offer help from a community hub set up at Baffle Creek.

Upon their return, many were thankful to find their livestock and pets hungry but still safe.

The local service station and convenience store were not damaged in the blaze, allowing residents to collect supplies and restock.

The unprecedented fire has prompted calls from some residents for more access roads in and out of the region.

Mr Wait said they had been in the bush all their life and had seen many fires, but none like last week's inferno that was out of control on Wednesday last week, when the fire threat was deemed to be catastrophic.

"We drove out Sunday afternoon and the smoke and the roar of the fire was so frightening."

The fire came roaring through Deepwater towards their home, destroying farm equipment but stopping short of their house.

"We have got some damage, but our house and shed and everything is fine, unlike so many others," Mr Wait said.